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..~«^^¤### WITHIN THE SECOND RING, AND NAVIGATE ###¤^^«~..
.~«^^¤#### THE OVERGROWN MAZE OF THE NORTH-EASTERN ####¤^^«~.
..~«^^¤### RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, EVENTUALLY YOU ###¤^^«~..
...~«^^¤## ARRIVE AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE ##¤^^«~...
....~«^^¤# FENCED-IN GROVE OF BIRD CHERRY AND #¤^^«~....
.....~«^^¤ JUNIPER. IT'S QUITE LARGE, ¤^^«~.....
......~«^^ AND WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CIRCLE, ^^«~......
.......~«^ ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S GOT GARDENS AND ^«~.......
........~« WALLS STICKING OUT OF IT IN MORE THAN A «~........
.........~ FEW PLACES. BUT KEEP GOING, AND ~.........
........~« EVENTUALLY THERE'LL BE LILACS, AND A «~........
.......~«^ HOLE IN THE FENCE. ^«~.......
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.....~«^^¤ GO INSIDE. WELL, IT'S HOLLOW, AND HIDES ¤^^«~.....
....~«^^¤# A PALE SWAMP (HERONS, MOSQUITOS). IT'S #¤^^«~....
...~«^^¤## BRIGHTER HERE, AND THE SOUNDS OF THE ##¤^^«~...
..~«^^¤### CITY SEEM DISTANT. BUT THERE'S A SECOND ###¤^^«~..
.~«^^¤#### GROVE INSIDE. ZIG ZAG BETWEEN PUDDLES ####¤^^«~.
..~«^^¤### AND SINKING SHIPPING CONTAINERS, ###¤^^«~..
...~«^^¤## BECAUSE TOWARD THE INNER TREELINE THE ##¤^^«~...
....~«^^¤# GROUND BECOMES SOLID AGAIN. #¤^^«~....
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......~«^^ GO INSIDE. THIS TIME THERE'S A CRACKED ^^«~......
.......~«^ PARKING LOT, WITH SPRINKLED DANDELIONS, ^«~.......
........~« LINED BY WISTERIA. EAST OF IT IS AN «~........
.........~ ABANDONED BUILDING, WHAT USED TO HOUSE ~.........
........~« AN OLD RESTAURANT. THE PAINT IS «~........
.......~«^ CHIPPING, SOME WINDOWS ARE BROKEN, BUT ^«~.......
......~«^^ THE SIGNAGE IS STILL THERE: ^^«~......
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....~«^^¤# "INDIAN PALACE". #¤^^«~....
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